confessions:

god forgive me for failing [over and over and over] to actively focus on and participate in the kingdom of heaven during worship. it's a crime to miss out on those opportunities on a daily basis - but even moreso when i have supposedly set aside time solely for worship. help me to master my mind and thoughts so that i am able to seek your face and dwell in your presence, at least during specific worship times.

god, continue to convict me about how cynical and judgemental i am. i am so quick to roll my eyes or have no grace for difficult people, not caring at all why they are acting/do act the way they do. how can i claim to "fulfill the mandates of my calling" [!] when i fail every time i am confronted with a difficult person? i can't, that's how.

forgive me for using people as a means to an end. forgive me for spending so much of my time encouraging others to trust you, then failing to do so myself. forgive me for balking at things that seem even the slightest bit difficult or even impossible.

continue to convict me. make me live my life in active participation in the kingdom of god.


how's that for confession, lindsey?

things i love [inspired by random text messages]:

having a best friend. late night phone calls that aren't about sex. warm rainy days. you, in a suit. seriously! van morrison. reading books at the same time as/with the aforementioned best friend. cooking. tiny, crocheted buddhas. [i would like to be able to make these dolls and mail them to someone on every continent. but only if they would take pictures of them and send the photos to me]. being close to my parents, both physically and emotionally. insurance (it's easier to appreciate things when you're without). free concerts, bitches. having daylight enough for photography again. getting off work early. planning weekend roadtrips. farmers makets!

i turned a quarter century old recently, and blessed with awesome celebration.

green cake. green cake! man, these ladies know me well.


i had to wear that damn button...well, not much of the day. i was supposed to wear it all day, but it was bigger than my chest, so i politely declined.

furthermore, i have beer. and it's not lent anymore, so i can drink it! wee!